Street Fighter II (Retrospective)

Capcom's Street Fighter II was first released in the arcades in 1991. Since then, Street Fighter 2 branched off four updated versions in the 90's. Also, a 15th anniversary edition was released in 2004 collaborating all five games in one. In 2006, Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting was released for Xbox 360 (XBLA) given the classic access to Xbox Live for online multiplayer. Lastly, an HD Remix of Super Street Fighter II Turbo was released in 2008.

Read on, as we go through each SF2 game in the series noting the many overlooked differences of each release and seeing which one has left the greatest impact today!

Street Fighter II The World Warrior (1991)

Pioneer of the Street Fighter II series

8 unique playable characters + 4 computer-only bosses

In Retrospect: the game is considerably slow when compared to the updated versions i.e. Street Fighter II' Turbo Hyper Fighting

Street Fighter II' Champion Edition (1992)

12 playable characters, 4 bosses now playable

Refined character balance

Mirror matches

In Retrospect: being able to play as the four previous bosses was a major difference at its release, especially after being such a success without this feature

In Retrospect: Hyper is regarded as the best in the Street Fighter II series, the character re balancing still holds up today and the speed boost sets it apart from its previous versions. There's a reason why Microsoft for the Xbox 360.

In Retrospect: SSF2T HD Remix is one of the best Street Fighter II games due to its re balance and new command inputs. The game includes both Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II Turbo and of course its HD revision.